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The Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare as it is known was signed into law by President Barack Obama in March, 2010. It aimed to reform the American health insurance industry and to finally provide health coverage for the millions of Americans who had none, but President-elect Donald Trump has ...

We don't always do what's best for us. That's why public health campaigns can take years to change behaviour. As a public health advocate Simon Chapman led the campaign against tobacco smoking. Now he's turned his attention to contemporary health concerns over mobile phones, wi-fi and wind ...

New research has found existing prevention strategies are failing to prevent rising numbers of young people taking their own lives. The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health has found that despite 20 years of investment by all levels of government, suicide rates among Australian ...

No matter where you live in Australia, you've likely heard about the spate of thunderstorm asthma cases that hit Melbourne this week. It's a relatively rare - although not unheard of phenomenon - and one that may become more frequent in the decades to come. According to researcher Dr Philip Taylor, ...